Why do I receive a warning about an inexact match when running a MATLAB file in MATLAB 7.0 (R14)?

When I run a MATLAB File in MATLAB 7.0 (R14), I receive the following warning:

 Warning: Function call FOO invokes inexact match C:\MATLAB7\work\foo.m.

Note that if I run this code again, I do not receive a warning.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The reason that you are receiving a warning about an inexact match is due to the fact that the method being invoked does not match the case (i.e. uppercase, lowercase) of the function call. MATLAB is case-sensitive on the Windows platform, as of MATLAB 7.0 (R14) with regards to MATLAB file functions, which is a change from previous versions.

For example, if you have a function called foo.m on your path, a call to 'FOO' will result in a call to the function, but it will also produce a warning. This will only happen the first time that the method is called.

In order to eliminate this issue, change the case of your function call to match that of your function name, i.e. to call the function 'foo.m', use lowercase letters, i.e. 'foo'.

You can use the following MATLAB Central file to identify such issues:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/36539-fixcase

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